To create a calendar:

1. Navigate to the location for the calendar.

2. Select File > New > Calendar.

   The New Calendar dialog box opens.

3. In the Create tab, specify the following properties:

   • Name (required). Enter the calendar’s name, which must be unique among the names of other objects in the same container.

   • Description. Create a description that will appear below the navigation path on the calendar’s page (optional).

   • To subscribe to the calendar, select the Subscribe to this calendar checkbox (click [+] Show options if necessary to view the option).

   Either continue to another tab, or click Finish to create the calendar.

4. Click Finish to close the dialog box, and create the calendar.

   Or, you can click Cancel to close the dialog box without creating a calendar.

To create a calendar event:

1. Navigate to (or create) the calendar in which to create an event.

2. Select File > New > Event.

   The New Calendar Event dialog box opens.

3. In the Create tab, enter information as appropriate. For field descriptions, see Table 9.2.

   Table 9.2. Calendar events

   Field	Description
   Name (required)	Type the name of the new event. If you select the Send mail when I finish checkbox, the event name appears in the Subject: field of the header in the email about the event.
   Start Date (required)	Pick a date when the event starts.
   Start Time (required unless All Day Event is selected	Enter a time when the event starts.
   All Day Event	Select this checkbox if the event is a day-long occurrence.
   End Date (required)	Pick a date when the event ends.
   End Time (required unless All Day Event is selected)	Enter a time when the event ends.
   Organizer (required)	Pick the name of the user organizing the event if different from the (default) user creating the event. If you select the Send mail when I finish checkbox, the organizer’s name appears in the CC: field of the header in the email about the event.
   Attendee List	Pick the names of users attending the event. If you select the Send mail when I finish checkbox, these names appear as recipients in the To: field of the header in the email about the event.
   Location	Specify the location for the event.
   Notes	Enter information about the event (optional). If you select the Send mail when I finish checkbox, these notes will appear following the default text in the body of the email message to recipients. The default text in that email is as follows: You are invited to the following meeting: Topic: meeting name Date: recurrence pattern or start date, time, duration Location: location To view the event, point your browser to: event drl Or open this event in your desktop calendar: ICS inline attachment
   Send mail when I finish	Select this checkbox if you want to send email notices about the event.

4. For a recurring event, open the Recurrence tab, and follow the guidelines in the section titled Specifying recurring event properties later in this chapter.

5. Click Finish to close the dialog box, and create the event.

   If the Send email when I finish checkbox is selected when you click Finish, notification email about the event is sent to the users specified on the Attendee List.

   Or, you click Cancel to close the dialog box. In this case, no event is created, and no email is sent.